From Seth Meyers' monologue to Gwen Stefani's gaff it's the best and worst of the 2014 Emmy Awards

The 2014 Emmys were a tribute to the one of the greatest and most heartbreaking years of television, ever. From Billy Crystal’s pitch-perfect Robin Williams tribute to Gwen Stefani’s garbled gaff, here are the best and worst moments of the 66th Emmy Awards:

Best avoidance of song and dance numbers in a monologue: Seth Meyers

Seth Meyers can’t sing or dance but he can be smug as all heck. The host played to his strengths in the Emmys opening monologue: mocking his own network and throwing down insider jokes which were guaranteed to win over the crowd.

Best kiss: Bryan Cranston and Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Playing off an earlier joke about forgetting his guest role as dentist Tim Whatley on Seinfeld, the mustached Cranston refreshed Louis-Dreyfus’ memory by reenacting the pair’s kissing scene from the legendary NBC show…with gusto. “You were on Seinfeld” the Veep star joked when she finally made it to the stage.

Best eulogy: Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal’s pitch perfect eulogy to his old friend and comedic brother Robin Williams was as touching as it was classy. “Robin Williams. What a concept.” Indeed.

Worst acceptance speech: Louis CK

Funniest man on television Louis CK fell back on his everyman schtick while accepting the award for best writing in a comedy series, proving your annoying friend who says short speeches would make awards shows better oh so very wrong.

Best takeover: Jimmy Kimmel

Jimmy Kimmel has never met a spotlight he didn’t like. The former host wasted little time stealing Meyers’ job while tearing into the night’s ‘real’ star Matthew McConaughey, ripping on Mac’s recent success by telling the True Detective star, “No offense but how many of those speeches of yours are we supposed to sit through?”

Bonus: The Tracy Morgan shoutout.

Best future Emmys host: Billy Eichner

During a pre-taped bit, Eichner (of Billy on the Street fame) took a segment on his little seen but much loved series and brought it to the masses. The result: the night’s funniest moment.

Worst segment: Famous people asking dumb questions

Proving once again the importance of writers to the big name winners, Jon Hamm, Melissa McCarthy and others failed to turn stupid questions funny.

Worst conceived joke: Stephen Colbert

Betraying a lifetime of well positioned humour, network’s biggest cable steal missed big with an imaginary friend joke that wouldn’t end. Let’s hope it’s not an indication of things to come.

Best deserved win: Bryan Cranston

“Even I thought about voting for Matthew,” Cranston joked about his fellow best dramatic actor nominee but this year was the Breaking Bad star’s to lose and he did nothing of the sort. A well deserved win for one of the greatest portrayals of our time.